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Joint Meeting with City Council690 COULTER DRIVE · P.O. BOX 147 · CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 · FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: SUB J: Mayor and City Council Park and Recreation Commission Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director September 15, 1993 Joint Meeting, Monday, September 20, 1993, 5:30 p.m., City Council Chambers I am pleased to coordinate this opportunity for the City Council and Park and Recreation Commission to meet, discuss park and recreation issues and socialize. I have prepared brief introductory comments and attachments for the agenda items identified for this meeting. Last year's meeting was held at this same time of the year and included discussions on the following issues: 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Park and Recreation Needs Assessment and Opinion Survey. The future of parks and recreation in Chanhassen. What are the priorities? Trails: When? Where? How? $? Funding of the annual capital improvement program. Golf course. Central Park: Its affects on City Center Parc 1993 Park Acquisition and Development Capital Improvement Recommendation. Preservation of Open Space. Highway 5 Corridor. Program Budget This year's agenda includes: 1. The provision of general funds to finance the refurbishment and/or replacement of capital equipment in existing parks. The Park Acquisition and Development Fund (410) is currently relied on to finance the majority of capital expenditures for all parks--new and old--within the city. This Mayor and City Council Park and Recreation Commission September 15, 1993 Page 2 financing mechanism has a flaw in it, however, and cannot keep pace with demands being placed upon it. New homeowners (and businesses) are the only ones paying into the pot. If all the money collected was used exclusively to develop new parks for new neighborhoods, we would still have to practice deficit spending to satisfy park nee4ts, or suffer the consequences of not meeting the recreational needs of our community. The city maintains a standard of providing one acre of parkland for every 75 persons. A very simple, but applicable, story problem demonstrates our dilemma: Ten acres is a standard size for a neighborhood park. This ten acres can service 750 residents. 750 residents typically live in 250 homes. These homes contribute $150,000 in park fees to Fund 410 at the current park fee rate of $600 per single family dwelling unit. Now let's go shopping for a ten acre park. $150,000 -$ 8,OOO -$50,0OO -$40,000 -$10,000 -$ 5,000 ~$200,000 -$163,000 acquisition/design/legal/other consultant fees grading/entrance road/parking lot play structure conforming to U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission guidelines/ADA standards basketball court/volleyball court/soccer nets/backstop/picnic tables/benches/etc. landscaping budget land acquisition cost (10 acres at $20,000/acre) If the same 250 home development donated the ten acres in lieu of paying park fees, land acquisition costs are eliminated, but we are still left to pay for $113,000 in improvements with no income from the development. [Note: this example also demonstrates the discrepancy' between land values and park fee totals to be discussed as a part of Item No. 4.] If this is not bad enough, we also rely on the fund to buy replacement or refurbishment equipment for existing parks. The Council will recall the issue raised about the grading of Power Hill Park at last Monday's council meeting. We simply do not have the ability to contract this work out. The residents' concerns also included the lack of a play structure in the park. Please be aware that the Park and Recreation Commission did not recommend its purchase in 1994. This recommendation is not based on a lack of need, but on a scarcity of resources. To further magnify this phenomenon, the 1993 capital improvement budget is shown below with expenditures being split between new and old parks. Total 1993 CIP Budget - $150,000.00 Mayor and City Council Park and Recreation Commission September 15, 1993 Page 3 New Park Expenditures Wood ID Sign - Bandimere Community Park General Improvements, Final Grading, Seeding, Entrance Road and Parking Lot - Power Hill Park Trees and play area expansion-Sunset Ridge Park Total Old Park Expenditures Swing - Bandimere Heights Park Grills, picnic tables, swimming buoys - Carver Beach Park Bleacher-Carver Beach Playground Half-court basketball and tree - Chanhassen Hills Park Wood ID sign, miscellaneous repairs - Chanhassen Pond Park Trees and swingset - Curry Farms Park Grill - Greenwood Shores Park Wood ID Sign - Herman Field Park Equipment for concession stand contingency, trees - Lake Ann Park Ballfield lights - Lake Susan Park Note: This expenditure has been postponed in anticipation of a request being made of the HRA to finance this improvement in order to protect the park fund balance. 15,000.00 15,000.00 $30,400.00 1,500.00 3,200.00 1,400.00 3,500.00 2,250.00 2,000.00 200.00 200.00 19,450.00 65,000.00 Mayor and City Council Park and Recreation Commission September 15, 1993 Page 4 Bleacher - Meadow Green Park Trees - North Lotus Lake Park Scout Projects Contingency New Required Reserve - City Center Park Total 1,400.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 9,500.00 8,000.00 $119,600.00 o To address this maturing of our park system, I recommend the City Council implement a budget which pays for replacements and refurbishments in city parks. A capital replacement budget similar to the vehicle replacement fund should be implemented. A 5/10 year replacement/refurbishment schedule would then be established and reviewed on an annual basis. Please note that I have attached a copy of City Manager Ashworth's memo to the Mayor and City Council in regard to setting the tax levy. The City Manager describes the Park and Recreation Commission's dilemma much more succinctly than I and predicted without a discussion between us exactly what the commission is proposing. The proposed Lake Minnewashta (Minnewashta Parkway) Neighborhood Park: Heritage Development Company has left the table in regard to their effort to move forward with the development in this area. It is staff's belief that they will most likely attempt to extend their purchase options and reinitiate an application for the 1994 construction season. Would anyone care to discuss how we are going to pay for this park? Highway 5 Corridor, Non-Vehicular Components, i.e. Trails, Underpasses, Open Space: Commissioner Andrews is prepared to discuss this issue from the Task Force's perspective. I have attached the Parks, Open Space, and Trails section of the Highway 5 Corridor Land Use Design Study for your review. Mayor and City Council Park and Recreation Commission September 15, 1993 Page 5 Park and Trail Fee Increase, Including a Discussion of the Inequities Between the Value of Fees vs. the Value of Land Dedication Which Could be Assessed Against Any Given Plat: Park and Trail fees were increased in February 1993 (see attached resolution), and I will be recommending another increase effective January 1, 1994. How much of an increase needs to be implemented to meet the city's goals? Please refer back to the story problem of Item No. 1. A developer builds 250 homes bringing 750 new residents to the community. These residents require 10 acres of parkland to fulfill their recreational needs. This ten acres of property at current land values will cost $150,000 to $300,000 (if we buy outside the MUSA Line, taking a proactive stance, costs will be at the lower end. If we wait for development, as we have been doing in most cases, the costs will be at the higher end.) The 250 homes currently net the city $150,000 in fees, which could buy ten acres at bottom dollar outside the MUSA Line. However, the development expects a park in their neighborhood, not somewhere else in the city. The problem c~in't be solved by simply doubling the fees, or can it? The subdivision ordinance states in Section 18-79, Parkland Dedication Requirements, Item k, "In lieu of a parkland donation, the city may require an equivalent cash donation based upon average undeveloped land value in the city. The cash dedication requirement shall be established annually by the City Council." What is the average undeveloped land value in the city? Price Per Acre Current Park Fee Is $15,000 an acre right on $17,500 an acre $100 low per house $20,000 an acre $200 low per house $22,500 an acre $350 low per house $25,000 an acre $400 low per house $27,500 an acre $500 low per house Note on Trail Fees. The current fee of $200 per home will pay for the construction of 3 to 10 feet of 8 foot bituminous trail depending on site constraints. If 200 homes are constructed a year, plus a commercial site, with a trail charge of $10,000,-the trail fund nets $50,000. This will buy 750 to 2500 feet of trail based upon a cost range of $66.00 per foot at the high end to $20 per foot at the low end. As can be deduced, the city's trail system is not going to get far on these dollars. This observation is confumed when Mayor and City Council Park and Recreation Commission September 15, 1993 Page 6 looking at anyone of the major trail segments recently completed in the city and its funding source. Location Funding Source Minnewashta Parkway State aid - assessments Highway 5 State of Minnesota Hidden Valley Trail Tax Increment Financing 5. New Chanhassen Elementary: The first new Elementary School Site City Task Force meeting was held on Tuesday, September 14. Commissioner Schroers, Berg, and Manders can update the Commission in this regard. 6. Setting Higher Expectations of Developers in Regard to Park and Trail Issues: We all know what can happen when developers are pressed on park and trail issues. I fmnly believe that united we can stand, but divided we will fall in our attempts to demand compliance with the Comprehensive Plan from developers. 7. Exploration of Park and Trail Project Funding Sources: Please refer to items #1 and g4. 8. The Urgency of Making Plans Due to the Rapid Pace of Development: The Park and Recreation Commission initiated an update of the Recreation Section of the city's Comprehensive Plan last fall. Ironically, this effort was put on hold to enable the commission and staff to react to the large number of land development proposals being submitted to the city. The Commission will pick up this effort again this fall. One of the major new initiatives as a part of this update will be the creation of a comprehensive park plan. The Council should be aware that citizen interest and concern in this regard will be high due to the ramification of future park sites being mapped on private property throughout the city. Mayor and City Council Park and Recreation Commission September 15, 1993 Page 7 9. The Community Center Issue: The new school site does not displace the need for a community center within the city. Where do we go from here? 10. Input on Public versus Private Parks: Lundgren Bros. will be constructing one private park within the community and is proposing a second private or association park. Is this the trend of the future, and if so, what impact will this have on the city's park system? See you on Monday. Supper will be available. C I'1-¥ OF 690 COULTER DRIVE · P.O. BOX 147 · CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 · FAX (612) 937-5739 TO: FROM: DATE: SUB J: Mayor and City Council Don Ashworth, City Manager September 13, 1993 Set Truth in Taxation Hearing Dates/Acknowledge Administratively Set Tax Levy State law requires that the City Council establish Truth in Taxation hearing dates for the purpose of presenting the 1994 budget prior to approval. Two dates are required to be set--the second of which being in case a continuation hearing is required. The final approval meeting cannot be the same night as the continuation hearing. The window for holding the public hearing must occur between November 29 and December 20. Additionally, a city cannot select a hearing date which coincides with the school district or county. This requirement is extremely burdening on a community like Chanhassen which is located in two counties and has three school districts. Of the potential 13 non-weekend dates lying between November 29 and December 20, eight of those days have been chosen by one of our counties or school districts. Open non-weekend days include November 30, December 8, 9, 10, 13 (the National League of Cities Conference is December 1-5). The council may wish to hold its first meeting on November 30, with .the continuation hearing being scheduled for December 8, and final adoption on Decem~ 13 (our regular City Council meeting). As has been past practice, staff would recommend that the tax levy for the hearings be initially set administratively with the understanding that once the council has received the budget and had an opportunity to meet with deparunent heads, review detailed expenditure requests, see revenue projections, etc., that the council would be in a position to establish the final tax levy at a level the council so chooses. It must be noted that the council cannot establish a final tax rate higher than the levy initially set administratively. It is this latter fact that is really bothersome to me in that we have not received any information from the county as to valuation increases which will come on line in 1994. Building permit values lead us to believe that the valuations will increase approximately 6% from 1993 to 1994. Accordingly, we are recommending that the amount to be certified to Carver County for the hearings be set at a level of 6% more than was certified in 1993. Another scary aspect of simply "picking" a number is the realization that the detailed requests from our departments have not been completed. ~It i_s possible thqt the Park and Recreation Commission could come back to the City Council stating-that their park acquisition a~d development budget has simply .,not gcJtten the job 'done; that that fund is currently paying Mayor and City Council September 13, 1993 Page 2 [or such things as replacing ballfield fences and repairing buildings; and that...these ty~s of expencl~mres should come out of the [~eneral fund. They ve~ well could ask that the council increase' the levy to .provide on-going, dollars for park capital needs. Similarly, I anticipate the Fire Department coming before the council with major requests for fire equipment. If either of these two examples do become a reality, the council may be forced into thanking each of those groups for their presentations, but stating that major increases were not anticipated durkqg the initial rate setting period and that the earliest that their proposal could be considered would be in the fall of 1994 for first collections in 1995. In light of these points, the council may wish to direct staff to increase the initial rate to 8% so as to ensure that the council will have some degree of flexibility. My reluctance in recommending that on an initial basis is, again, that we have absolutely no information from Carver County as to what real values will increase and I would not want to create citizen panic in leading them to believe that we were going to create a major increase when such assuredly will not occur. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Council set November 30 as the initial hearing date, December 8 as the continuation hearing date (if necessary), and December 13 (regular City Council meeting) as the date for final adoption of the 1994 budget. Staff would also ask that the Council acknowledge the administratively set tax levy at a level of 6% higher than the tax levy for 1993. In addition to the above actions, I would ask that the City Council establish the off Monday evenings in the end of October and November as worksessions to consider the 1994 budget, i.e. October 18, November 15, and ff necessary, November 29. I would recommend that each of these work sessions be an early evening session, i.e. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Hopefully we will have an opportunity to discuss these dates Monday evening. HENNEPIN DEPARTMENT OF PROPERTY TAX AND PUBLIC RECORDS A-603 Government Center Minneapolis, Minnesota 55487-0063 Crossroads To Service August 4, 1993 Don Ashworth, Clerk City of Cha. nhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 Dear Don Ashworth: As required by the Truth in Taxation legislation, we are notifying you of the public hearing dates set by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, Metropolitan Special Taxing Districts and the school districts to adopt the levy for taxes payable in 1994. Taxing District Hennepin County Metro Special Taxing Districts School District 272 Original Hearing December 14, 1993 November 29, 1993 December 7, 1993 Reconvened Hearing December 20, 1993 December 6, 1993 · December 15, 1993 We are now asking that you set your city's dates and times for the original budget hearing and for a reconvened hearing. Although we will only be printing the original hearing date on the notice, the reconvened date needs to also be set at this time. The hearings may be held anytime November 29, 1993, through December 20, 1993, except for the dates shown above. We ask that upon determining the dates, times, places and phone number for taxpayers to call, that you fill out the enclosed form and return it to us in the envelope provided. Minnesota Statutes 275.065 requires it be ~~i'i:~ii~i~:i~ii:~!iiii:~:~:~ The expense of preparing and mailing the Truth in Taxation notices is to be divided in thirds among the county, school and city. Each city's portion of the third will be determined by the number of parcels within your city. You will be billed in December after the mailing costs have been determined. RECEIVED HENNEPIN COUNTY '/993 an equal opportunity employer L~:TY OF C'-' If you have any questions, please contact me at 348-5100. Sincerely, Patrick H. O'Connor, Director Property Tax and Public Records Marie A. Kunze Tax Receivables Division Manager PHO:MAK:j Enclosure HIGHWAY )RRIDOR LAND USE AND URBAN DESIGN STUDY CHANHASSEN. I'IINN ESOTA 5 PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS CHAPTER FIVE PARKS, OPEN SPACE, AND TRAILS INTRODUCTION Existing and proposed parks, open space, and Wails will dramatically contribute to the visual and functional value of the Highway 5 corridor. These elements reflect resource preservation, visual quality, community quality of life, and property values. The purpose of this planning element is to augment the community's park and recreation system plan that is currently being updated by the City of Chanhassen and its commissions. Additional detail regarding open space elements within the Highway 5 corridor will be described in the updated system plan. It is important that Highway 5 corridor open space elements are integrated as a part of the community's overall park gaucture. In earlier sections of this document, descriptions of the Highway 5 corridor's physical characteristics were outlined. This portion of Carver County is rich in natural resource base features including wetlands, creeks, rolling terrain, and woodland areas. These ch_aracteristics will contribute to the development of a stxong park, open space, and trail system within the highway comdor. Impending residential development, especially on the north side of the Highway 5 corridor, poses increasing need and demand for park components. With this development come diminishing opportunities for preserving parcels of land for park development or open space. Therefore, the city should act forthwith in defining and acquiring specific parcels or corridors prior to land development and in anticipation of future residential demand. For wail planning, it is also critical that the Highway 5 corridor is integrated into the commtmity's broader park and recreation plan at this time. The proposed park, open space, and trail network must be interconnected with the remainder of the community's system components to gain their greatest value and contribution to the community. Trails are especially important as their function relies upon logical connections, system continuity, and convenient access. Similarly, open space parcels should be considered as parts of a broader system, reinforcing the existing natural resource base and its preservation. EXISTING PARK FACILITIES Existing park elements within the Highway 5 corridor are limited. Lake 2nn Community Park represents a substantial investment on the part of the city for communitywide facilities and related functions. Situated on the southeast comer of Lake Ann, the park provides ballfields, picnicking, and hosts other community functions. Development of the TH 5 mainline may pose community access limitations. However, the north access boulevard alignment, Arboretum Boulevard, would provide convenient community and adjacent neighborhood access. IIAFITON-ASCHIVIAN ASSOClATIES~ INC. ~10 A second substantial open space element within the corridor is the University of Minnesota Landscape ~,lrboretum. The Arboretum is not a park. However, this University of Minnesota facility represents a regional open space element supported by state and Arboretum member funds. The Arboretum provides educational, leisure, and picnicking activities open to the public. In connection with Lake Minnewashta, the Arboretum grounds anchor the corridor's west entry in a most fitting manner. A number of land use and Site planning issues affect the Arboretum: Proposed land use and roadway development on the Arboretum's periphery challenges its integrity, Local units of government, including the City of Chanhassen, should continue to work with Arboretum staff to pursue common solutions. Alternative entrances for the Arboretum have been discussed. Internal facility layout, peripheral land use patterns, the development of TH 212, and funding will contribute to evaluating other entmaee possibilities. Connecting community trails to the Arboretum poses operation issues. User fees, security, and maintenance concerns exist. Landscape Arboretum Campus, South View .4 private miniature golf and driving range facility exists within the northwest comer of Galpin Boulevard and TH 5. Although this is a commercial venture, the facility does provide Chanha~sen area residents with a recreation experience currently not provided elsewhere ia the area. BARTI3N-A$C:I-II~AN AS=:OCIATI;~:~ IN~'. 31 PROPOSED AND POTENTIAL PARKS A number of proposed or potential park facilities are planned for development (see Figure 5.1). These facilities will respond to the increasing demand for park and recreation activities by impending residential land uses. A summary of the proposed facilities follow: Development of the Gateway Busings Park in the southeast corner of TH 5 and TH 41 is intended to include substantial park area. Active and passive park uses should occur within ~ parcels on the east edge of the Gateway Business Park extending to Galpin Boulevard. This park would take advantage of existing wetland and wooded areas. Passive open space, trails, and active park elements are currently programmed for development. An elementary school is planned for development in the southeast comer of TH 5 and Galpin Boulevard. Multiple-use ballfields will be included w~thin its site development (refer to Chapter 8 for sketch plan). The school's open space and developed facilities should be considered as public open space and an element of the community's park system. Substantial single- and multifamily residential parcels are designated on the north and south sides of TH 5. Neighborhood parks responding to these to-be-developed residential areas must be planned for. In establi.~hing neighborhood park locations, the following criteria may be exercised: Park service area taking into consideration highway or physical barriers. Parcel size conforming to Chanhassen's neighborhood park standards and responding to the abutting neighborhood's density and population. Preservation of resource base including wetlands, water basins, creeks, or wooded areas. · Topography consistent with the development program. · Adjacent land use. Planning has been completed for a civic park adjacent to city hall (Figure 5~2). This facility is intended to host significant community events, community education activities, summer musical festivals, and senior's activities. The park's design also provides an attractive foreground for the city hall complex. Community and urban gateways are planned as a part of the corridor's development (refer to Chapter 6, Corridor Landscape and Urban Design). The urban gateways identified are of adequate size to provide passive open space including informal picnic areas. An example of such a facility is currently being planned for the former Red-E-Mix/ Taco Shop site located on the north side of TH 5 between Great pl~in~ Boulevard and Dakota Avenue (TH 101 realigned). This park site will provide a key community gateway while establishing informal, leisure space near the downtown area. BARTON-ASCHMAN A~:SOCIATE$~ B~IC. ~ [[ 000000£ CBD Open Space at TH 5/Market Boulevard OPEN SPACE Central business district (CBD) pocket parks have been planned for a variety of remnant spaces as a part of downtown redevelopment. These pedestrian scale parcels will complement downtown shopping areas and enhance Cha~ha_~sen's urban character. Open space parcels within the Highway 5 corridor should be established as a part of the committed plans and development. Open space is intended to provide an effective means for preserving the area's natural resource base and enhancing visual quality. Open space may be formed by either public or private activity. It is likely to result from one of the following items: · ' Preservation of wetland systems or the construction of basins. · Preservation of woodlands and woody vegetation massing. · Preservation of ravines or creek valleys. · Remnant highway right-of-way inconsistent with potential development or other uses. · As a buffer separating the TH 5 mainline, access boulevards, and abutting residential US~S. Ownership may be held as public or private parcels. IiIAR?ON-ASCH]~AN ASSOCIATES~ INC. TRAILS Acquisition of open space parcels may also result from a number of different techniques or strategies. These include: The direct purchase or acquisition by fee to preserve a specific parcel consistent with preservation strategies. In connection with highway right-of-way acquisition required for mainline or access boulevard development. Scenic easements to preserve views or scenic parcelsl Scenic easements provide preservation of a parcel's visual qualities as an easement agreement between the public and a private land owner. Fee title to the property remains in private hands, however, the easement becomes part of the property rifle. Purchase price for scenic easements vary widely, ranging from 30 to 80 percent of fee value. Parcels may also be acquired by tax forfeiture. The city should monitor tax forfeit parcels along the corridor consistent with open space acquisition pJnnning. A substantial operations resPOnsibility is associated with open space acqu/sition. It is imperative that a single city deparunent, most likely Public Works or Parks and Recreation, be assigned the duty of operating and maintaining the open space system. An operations plan that provides a comprehensive overview of the Highway 5 corridor open space should be completed that addresses the following items: n Parcel definition within a planned system. Reason and intent of acquisition. · Acquisition method. · Operation and permitted uses. · I~dscape maintenance. Open space parcels should be maintained consistent with their intent and type of landscape cover. The parcels should be low maintenance in nature and may simply reflect preservation of a wetland area or native vegetation. However, the open space may also require development of a low mainten_ance ground cover such as prairie or wild flower cover. Litter removal and treatment of noxious weeds may also be involved. Prior to this study, wail planning for the Highway 5 corridor was limited to the community's Trail System Plan. Within that document, trails are identified for the TH 5 mainline right-of- way, TH 41 right-of-way, Oalpin Boulevard, and Audubon Road. Connections were also included within the central business district (CBD). More detailed planning has resulted from this corridor study intended to be complementary to the community's park, recreation, and trail planning. Specific recommendations related trails within to the l~ighway 5 corridor include: EAI:ITON-ASI~I-IIVIAN ASSO(~IA~TE$, INF... ~8 1. Pedestrian and bicycle trails are to be developed within both the north corridor and south corridor access boulevards, paralleling TH 5. These independent trails, 10 feet in width, are to be separated from the access boulevard roadway by landscaping and occasional ground form. The trails will occur on one side or the other side of the access boulevard (refer to Chapter 3 for additional information). The access boulevard trails will provide a backbone system allowing east-west wail movement between areas such as substantial residential development, the central business district, Lake Ann Park, the Landscape Arboretum, and north-south trail connections. 2. Trails crossing the TH $ corridor north and south have been identified. These include: · TH 41 corridor-bikeway Bluff Creek corridor-independent alignment Galpin Boulevard corridor-bikeway Riley Creek corridor-independent alignment · Audubon Road corridor-bikeway · Powers Boulevard corridor-bikeway · TH 101 realignment area-bikeway Other trail or bikeway crossings may exist as a part of a comprehensive system plan currently being completed for community trails. Trail corridors crossing the TH 5 mainline will employ a variety of crossing types. Crossings are summarized below: · · · · · · · · · · · TH 41-at grade, signalized West City Street-at grade, signalized Cralpin Boulevard-at grade, signalized Bluff Creek corridor-below grade Audubon Road-at grade, sig~nliT~ed Powers Boulevard-at grade, signalized Market Street-at grade, signalized Great plnin~ Boulevard-at grade, signalized TH 101 area-bridge structure Dakota Avenue-at grade intersection Dell Road-at grade, signalized BAITTC:NM-ASC:I'41VIAklM ASSC)ClATEet. INC:. ~17 Bluff Creek Corridor at TH 5, Northwest View Grade-separated crossings provide an opportunity for increased system continuity, improved user safety and enhanced user experience. Below grade crossings are planned for the Bluff Creek and Riley Creek corridors employing enlarged concrete culverts with native stone facade facings. This approach is consistent with the natural character of both creek corridors. Plan and sketch view graphics of the proposed crossings are shown on Figures 5.3 through 5.5. An above grade bridge crossing of TH 5 is planned for the TH 101 realignment area near the former Red-E-Mix/Taco Shop sites. With the assistance of Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act ('ISTEA) funding, the bridge is intended to be au urban design element with attractive architectural features. The rail comdor that is aligned diagonally through the central business district, crossing TH 5, and continuing southwest provides substantial opportunity for regional trail development. Although the comdor is currently used for low volume rail purposes and is designated for potential light rail transit (LRT) use, the corridor would provide intercommuaity and regional wail connections through Eden Prairie, extending westward toward Chaska. Its use as a Wail corridor may exist employing one of three approaches: 1. Joint use with an operating low-volume railroad. 2. "Rails to trails" conversion if railroad use is abandoned. 3. Temporary nail use prior to LRT conversion. These possibilities should be pursued on a regular basis such that the corridor's integrity can be capitalized upon and trail uses implemented. B~,F1TON-,ILSCHM.~N &SSOCI,ILTEe:~ INC. FIOUP..E TH5/RILEY CREEK CROSSING AI~,~' ',~lS:f~"-----,...~_L--,. ~c~r'~.~lN('~ ~ TH 5 ' COMMON PED. & DRAINAGE CRO$~lr~.t.~.'~,.~~-~ -- -- X, ~'~ PAR . © © -xx, \\ \\ G \\ o -)'f C-- FIGUP~ 5.4 AR.B_ORETUM BOULEVARD / 'BLUFF CREEK WEST FORK CROSSING ALTERNATIVES -~_ Barton--,Aschman Assoc., Inc. "/ ~ ~:~' MAY 4, 1993 100' t, ARCH CULVERT I PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS EXTENT OF STREAM MODIFICATION WITH ENCLOSED DRAINAGE SYSTEM t i o o ~o ~L 73.70 $- 45= Potential Rails to Trails Corridor, East View SUMMARY Numerous opportunities exist within the Highway 5 corridor to support park, open space, and trail components. However, it is important that these elements be planned and designed consistent with the community's overall park and recreation plan, TH 5 mainline design, access boulevard design, and the development of private sector parcels. Th~s coordination and comprehensive approach is needed to preserve the area's natural resource base, obtain critical parcels necessary for park development, and maintain continuity amongst trail system linkages. Communication is the key to building this system's success, especially between city staff, related state agencies, private parcel owners, and developers. BARTDIM.ASC:I4NIAN ASSC)CI&TES~ INC. CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA DATE: February 22, 1993 RESOLUTION NO: 93-13 MOTION BY: Wine SECONDED BY: Dockendoff A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING 1993 PARK AND TRAIL DEDICATION FEES WHEREAS, the City determines park dedication fees and trail dedication fees based on land values, density, and a park acreage standard of 1 acre per 75 people. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Chanhassen City Council that park and trail dedication fees collected with building permit fees be established as follows: Residential Single Family/Duplex Units M ulti-Family/Aparmaent Units Commercial/Industrial Property Trail Dedication Fees $600.00/unit $525.00/unit $3,000.00/acre One-third of the cost of park dedication fees Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 22nd day of February, 1993. ATTEST: Don Ashworth, C~ y~lerk/M~mager YE_ s Chmiel Mason Senn Dockendorf Wing Donald J. Chmie~a~or No None ABSENT None